Without the proper IT implementation, companies can't adequately scale up to meet swelling volumes of online orders, says Ian Berman, QAD Precision solution consultant.
Online orders skyrocketed during the pandemic, and many third-party logistics providers were not ready, according to Robert Liva, senior channel manager at Pierbridge and Martin Hespeler, vice president of sales at Microlistics, both adjacent technologies at Wisetech Global Group.
Why aren't companies doing more about cutting their greenhouse gas emissions produced by supply chain partners? Bart De Muynck, chief industry officer with project 44, explains how they can make a start.
Bryan House, a partner with the law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP, discusses new guidelines issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on disclosing supply chain disruptions to investors.
In this case study, a fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider based in Lima, Peru describes the partnership that allowed it to expand its services from Latin America to Europe and beyond.
Michael Zimmerman, partner with Kearney, reveals the key findings of the 33rd State of Logistics Report, sponsored by Kearney, Penske Logistics and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
It's critical that HR and operations partner rather than work separately if frontline workers are to be successfully retained, says Rachel Bates, chief revenue officer at WorkStep.
Carbon offsets are fine as a start, but they're only a "Band-Aid" when it comes to eliminating carbon emissions from the supply chain. Josh Bouk, president of Trax Technologies, tells how it's really done.
Today's highly complex supply chain world requires a more sophisticated platform than traditional transportation management system (TMS) technology offers, says Martin Verwijmeren, co-founder and chief executive officer of MPO.
It's time to move beyond short-term cost cutting to a more strategic approach to supply chain management, says James Hendrickson, president and general manager of Verses Enterprise.